Console Extension, Module, and Page Reference

Depending on the pages and features you want to include in the user interface, you must and add different modules, extensions, and pages to your setup file. Some modules and extensions are required for the interface to function properly. You can add the following extensions, modules, and pages :

Console Module

The Console Module synchronizes all console features on each node in your system. You must add this extension to the root of your setup file.

Console Equipment Manager

The Equipment Manager extension defines how users will launch simulation content from the interface. You must add this extension to the root of your setup file.

Metrics Manager

The Metrics Manager Module defines how metrics are collected and displayed during a simulation session. You must add this module to the root of your setup file.

Session Control

The Session Control extension synchronizes all components during a session and ensures that the system correctly logs session information in the database. There are no parameters to set for this extension, but it does display useful debugging information. You must put this extension at the root of your setup file.

Exercise Selection Page

The Exercise Selection Page extension controls how the system organizes and displays controls for selecting scenes to run on the simulator. If you configured the database, it also shows features for selecting user accounts to associate with the session.

Mongo Database Module (optional)

The Mongo Database Module lets you connect to a database to support the creation of user accounts, reporting, and scoring simulation sessions. To function correctly, you must put it at the root of your setup file. For more information about using the database, see information about installing and configuring Mongo Database.

Data Monitor Module (optional)

The Data Monitor Module monitors data shared by different extensions on each node in your system, such as the size of data shared by each extension. If your simulator system runs on a single computer, this module does nothing.

Network Configuration (required)

The Network Configuration extension monitors the data which is shared by different Console modules, such as the size of the data that is shared.

Player OS Taskbar Visibility (optional)

The Player OS Taskbar Visibility extension lets you hide the Windows taskbar and Start button on the primary and secondary display monitors. You can put this extension on any node with a graphics module.

Scoring Exercise (optional)

The Scoring Exercise extension adds a feature that lets users configure rules for evaluating sessions on the simulator and storing scores in the database. The Scoring Exercise extension must be present on only one node (preferably the node where users will launch exercises from).

Console Window

The Console Window page creates a basic interface which contains all other console functionality. You must add this extension to all nodes that need a user interface, typically an interface for the person who will sit at the simulator and another for a person who facilitates simulation sessions.

Console Scoring Page

The Console Scoring Page lets users configure rules for evaluating sessions on the simulator. Users can create rules that use metric values to assign a score to each session, and reset the system to factory settings at any time.

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You must put this extension at the root of your setup file.

Player Control Preset Page

The Control Preset Page lets users create and select control presets. The page uses the same interface as the Control Presets tab in the Vortex Studio Player. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

For more information about Control Presets, see The Control Presets tab.

Console Runtime Metrics Page

The Runtime Metrics Page shows a dashboard where users can monitor and plot metrics in real-time during a simulation session.

For more information about how you can use metrics in the console, see Console Metrics (xref).

Console Class Page

The Class Page lets a person who facilitates simulation sessions group user accounts into groups for training or organizational purposes. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Console Exit Page

The Console Exit Page adds a button to the side menu of the user interface which lets users close the application. You must put this page at the root of your Setup file.

Console Log Off Page

The Console Log off page adds a button to the side menu of the user interface which lets users log out of the system. Interfaces with include a Log In page must also have this page. You must put this page at the root of your Setup file.

Console Instructor Page

The Console Instructor Page lets a person who facilitates sessions on the simulator manage information about all the sessions they conducted from the console interface. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Console My Profile Page

The Console My Profile Page lets any user logged into the system with a valid user account view information about simulation sessions they participated in. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Console Student Page

The Console Student Page lets the people who facilitate sessions on the simulator manage information about the different sessions they conducted. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Application Content Debugger Page

The Content Debugger page lets the person responsible for maintaining the system inspect different objects in the simulation engine. The page uses the same interface as the Content Debugger tab in the Vortex Studio Player. For more information, see The Content Debugger tab. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Network Process Monitor Page

The Network Process Monitor Page lets the person responsible for maintaining the system monitor all processes for a distributed simulator. The page uses the same interface as the Network Processes tab in the Vortex Studio Player. For more information, see The Network Processes tab. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Player Roles Seat Page

The Player Role-Seat Page lets a person facilitating the simulation inspect and modify how roles and seats on the simulator are associated. The interface is the same as the Role and Seats tab in the Vortex Studio Player. You must put this page extension at the root of your setup file.

For more information about roles and seats in Vortex Studio, see The Roles and Seats tab.

Network Data Monitor Page

Note: This page extension relies on the Network Data Monitor module to function correctly.

The Network Data Monitor Page lets the person responsible for maintaining the system monitor the network communication between nodes in a distributed simulator. The page uses the same interface as the Network Data tab in the Vortex Studio Player. For more information, see The Network Data tab. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Player Error Log Page

The Player Error Log Page lets the person responsible for maintaining the system monitor error log for all processes in a distributed simulator. The page uses the same interface as the Warnings and Errors tab in the Vortex Studio Player. For more information, see The Warning and Errors tab. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Console Session Admin Page

The Console Session Admin Page lets a user with a valid Administrator account view and modify session information from the database. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.

Console User Admin Page

The Console User Admin Page lets a user with a valid Administrator account view and modify user accounts in the database. You must add this page to the root of your setup file.